The Buberian Dialogical Man as a Struggler in the Field of Existential Choice

Dvora Lederman Daniely
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In this paper, I draw on my experiences as facilitator of a seven-week intergroup dialogue on race to explore the role of dialogue as a tool for racial reconciliation, particularly in the context of domestic U.S. race relations. Additionally, I examine and raise questions about the cultural frameworks and assumptions that shape dialogue processes and methodologies: is the dialogue framework (as a conflict resolution tool) inherently racialised? How are power imbalances addressed in a dialogue setting, and how do these power imbalances influence opportunities for racial reconciliation? I posit that the dialogue framework has been constructed through a culturally/racially biased lens that privileges ‘White Talk’ characteristics, and does not adequately address power imbalances. As power imbalances are not effectively addressed in a dialogue setting, opportunities for genuine and comprehensive racial reconciliation (as defined by leading reconciliation scholars) are limited. Ultimately, I argue that dialogue alone is not enough to reach a genuine and sustainable process for racial reconciliation. Mechanisms to address structural inequality and power disparities at the societal level must be in place together with the interpersonal reconciliation that takes place within dialogue settings.
作为存在选择领域的奋斗者的布尔比利亚式的对话人
在本文中,我借鉴了我作为一个为期七周的种族小组间对话促进者的经验,探讨了对话作为种族和解工具的作用,特别是在美国国内种族关系的背景下。此外,我研究并提出了有关塑造对话过程和方法的文化框架和假设的问题:对话框架(作为解决冲突的工具)是否固有地种族化?在对话中如何解决权力不平衡?这些权力不平衡如何影响种族和解的机会?我认为对话框架是通过文化/种族偏见的视角构建的,特权“白人谈话”的特征,并没有充分解决权力不平衡问题。由于权力不平衡没有在对话中得到有效解决,真正和全面的种族和解(如主要和解学者所定义的)的机会是有限的。最后,我认为仅靠对话不足以实现真正和可持续的种族和解进程。必须建立解决社会层面结构性不平等和权力差距的机制,同时在对话环境中实现人际和解。
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